Peter Lanyon
In 1959 the artist began gliding, and received his licence the following summer. A number of his paintings from then on describe the experience of flight: climbing on thermal air currents high above the Cornish coast and land; and seeing and experiencing land, sea and cloud from differing perspectives. The artist commented that he felt it was actually possible to get into the ‘air itself to get a further sense of depth and space into yourself, as it were, into your own body, and then carry it through into a painting.’
From the text of an illustrated lecture given by the artist for the British Council, 1962.
- Accession Number P332
- Dimensions 121.9 X 152.4 CM
- Media OIL ON CANVAS
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
Work Theme
Past exhibitions
BRITISK MALERI 1945-1970
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1972
- Poland, Poznan, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Krakow, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Warsaw, Museum Narodwe Warszawie
- Norway, Bergen, Kunstforeningen
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet
- Norway, Trondheim, Kunstforening
BRITISH PAINTINGS 1945-1970
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1972
- Poland, Krakow, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Poznan, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Warsaw, Museum Narodwe Warszawie
- Norway, Bergen, Kunstforeningen
- Norway, Trondheim, Kunstforening
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING
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1969
- South Africa, Port Elizabeth, King George VI Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria Art Gallery
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Kimberley Art Gallery
- South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
SOME ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING
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1964
- Denmark, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art
- Canada, Edmonton Art Gallery
- Canada, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
- Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Canada, National Gallery Of Canada
- Canada, Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts
- UK, London, Public Library
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1963
- Canada, Art Gallery Of Ontario
- Iceland, Reykjavik, National Museum
